{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New;}} {\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1503;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang1033\f0\fs20 SOFTPAQ NUMBER: N/A\par \par PART NUMBER: N/A\par \par FILE NAME: mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz\par \par TITLE: HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID Driver Diskette for United Linux 1.0 / SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (x86)\par \par VERSION: 2.06.24-4\par \par KEY FILE: \par \par LANGUAGE: English\par \par CATEGORY: Software - Driver Diskettes\par \par DIVISION: N/A\par \par OPERATING SYSTEM: United Linux 1.0 / SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (x86)\par \par PREREQUISITES: N/A\par \par EFFECTIVE DATE: October 04, 2005\par \par ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: YES\par \par SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: N/A\par \par SUPERSEDES: N/A\par \par SUPPORT SYSTEMS/DEVICES:\par BL35p SAS Model\par \par DESCRIPTION:\par ~~~~~~~~~~~~\par This driver diskette image provides the binary driver modules pre-built for your Linux Distribution to enable the HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID.\par \par Using a driver diskette at your Linux Distribution installation time allows the most up-to-date driver version included in the diskette to be used, rather than the default driver version contained in your Linux Distribution's installation CDs.\par \par FIXES:\par ~~~~~~\par \par KNOWN ISSUES:\par ~~~~~~~~~~~~~\par \par ENHANCEMENTS:\par ~~~~~~~~~~~~~\par \par CREATING A DRIVER DISKETTE\par --------------------------\par There are two methods to create the Installation Diskette:\par \par \par MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER MS-DOS:\par -------------------------------\par 1) Save the "mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. \par \par 2) Using WinZip (or an equivalent utility), extract mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz to the root of the temporary directory.\par \par 3) Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID Driver Diskette". \par \par 4) Next, insert the diskette in the diskette drive. Then, use the following commands (assuming your Disk Image is at the location c: and your CD-ROM is drive d:)\par \par \tab C:\\> d:\\dosutils\\rawrite \par \par \tab\tab Enter disk image source file name: c:\\mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz\par \par \tab\tab Enter target diskette drive: a: \par \par \tab\tab Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : Enter\par \par Note: The "rawrite" utility can usually be on the first CD of the installation media.\par \par MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER A LINUX-LIKE OS:\par ----------------------------------------\par 1) Save the "mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. \par \par 2) Extract mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz to the root of the temporary directory using the following command.\par \par \tab # gunzip mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz\par \par 3) To make a diskette under Linux (or any other Linux-like operating system), you must have permission to write to the device representing a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 under Linux)\par \par 4) Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID Driver Diskette". \par \par 5) Insert the diskette into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command:\par \par \tab # dd if=mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k\par \par 6) This command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz) to an output file (of=/dev/fd0) using the diskette size of 1440k (1.44MB). To make another diskette label that diskette, and run "dd" again, specifying the correct input file.\par \par \par INSTALLATION\par ------------\par To install Linux using this "HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID Driver Diskette", boot your Linux machine with your Linux Distribution's CD1 in your CD-ROM Drive.\par \par A menu will be displayed, prompting for your input. Type the following line of code to inform the operating system of the diskette:\par \par \tab # linux updates dd\par \par Your Linux Distribution will prompt for the "HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID Driver Diskette" during the installation procedure. \par \par \par CAUTION: If ProLiant Support Pack version 7.40 or older is installed, please install mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz prior to rebooting the system.\par \par Note: If HP System Insight Manager support is required, please install the mptlinux-2.06.24-4.sles8.i586.dd.gz after the OS has completed its installation process and is successfully booting.\par \par Customer Service\par ---------------------------------------------------\par For support, please send email to contact.hp@hp.com\par \par Copyright 2005, Hewlett_Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned heren may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.\par \par }